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Did this in Illustrator CS5.Utilized indigenous sword details and shield into the recognizable forms of the sun and stars.

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Pen and ink concept sketch for 2005 version of JOHN CARTER.Woola to the rescue!

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Check out original art available at my big cartel page.

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This photo was taken by Philippe Diederich back in 1999 of REH's studio/room and the typewriter replica he wrote on.It was in a modest porch that was closed in to fit his bed, writing desk and trunk of books /manuscripts.In this little room all these immense tales were written about Conan, Kull, Bran Mak Morn, Red Sonya and an age undreamed of.

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Unused concept art.

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Ink and Digital

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The book is available now! Excuse the bad cell phone pic. The actual printed cover looks great!ORDER ONLINE:Digital Painted Front Cover."Product DescriptionThe Walking Dead gained national attention as AMC’s latest critically acclaimed drama, shattering the network’s previous premiere ratings highs and earning a second season renewal after its very first episode. But before its television debut,

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Coverage and photo from Attention Deficit DeliriumPlus, an IMMORTALS review that I'm gonna tattoo on the back of my worst critic at Nostalgia Books and Comics "Kayanan’s images pulsate with rapidity yet masterful pacing. This Ares centric tale captures the beauty of War through Kayanan’s choreography of dynamic action, anatomy and emotion." I think they are the bestest reviewer ever.

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This is a brief video showing some of the creation of the mural spread in the IMMORTALS: GODS and HEROES GN from Archaia. Relativity had a huge wall sized print of it at the New York Comic-Con with a small snippet from this sequence. It's not a tutorial but a small glimpse into the creative process.Of course, you'll have to pick up the exquisitely designed book at your local B&N or online

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Signing IMMORTALS : GODS & HEROES with writer Ron Marz Friday 12 noon at the RELATIVITY booth #444 come by & say hello!The above image is a DOC SAVAGE drawing I colored in CS5. It;s one of many large art prints I will have available soon.Has nothing to do with the signing but I can't show any interiors from the book just yet.

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Order here: More info about the book at comicbuzz.com

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More info to come.

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More footage from the various artists working on the IMMORTALS GN here.

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'Immortals' Graphic Novel Exclusive Clip: Go behind the scenes to see how "Immortals" was transformed for the big screen.

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Various Inks and color pencils on 16" by 20" acid free olive / tan Canson mat board .Detail.

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Original is 16" by 20" on olive tan board.Ink and PencilMay post on my bigcartel art store in a week or so.

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Original is up for a limited time at RafaelKayanan.bigcartel.com

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This trailer for Gareth Evans's THE RAID received some criticism for it's violent content.They likened it to "Violence Porn" and "Trash" prettied up with appealing modern movie making.So here's my take.The ugly can be appealing, it is just expression, and ultimately all film by the mere fact that it is filtered through one POV is compromised and artificial. Critics years ago focused on John Woo's

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I created these samplings to help remind me of what kind of line quality, flow and ink richness I want for a specific task.These are all pens with hard nibs, no brush pens or soft tipped markers.The type of paper you use also matter, because some pens may respond much better on a different surface.Everyone will have different results, so I'd advice drawing up a test page of your own. Keep it

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Ink and Markers on Bristol

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Marker, India and Copper inks.

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4" by 17" Ink on Bristol I did three versions of this pose. One was for the LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT comic. The second was a small rough color marker study. Both have sold. This is a much larger grey toned piece.AVAILABLE at my new original art store front at bigcartel.com

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The BEAT mentions my sketch related tweets during the hurricane.

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